UNITED STATES v. SHREVEPORT GRAIN & ELEVATOR CO. (1932) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES v. SHREVEPORT GRAIN & ELEVATOR CO.

Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: October 19, 1932
Decided: November 7, 1932
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Harlan Fiske Stone

UNITED STATES v. SHREVEPORT GRAIN & ELEVATOR CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 7, 1932. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 287 U.S. 77
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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